XSS in Cpanel
CVE-2008-2070
The WHM interface 11.15.0 for cPanel 11.18 before 11.18.4 and 11.22 before 11.22.3 allows remote attackers to bypass XSS protection and inject arbitrary script or HTML via repeated, improperly-ordered "<" and ">" characters in the (1) issue parameter to scripts2/knowlegebase, (2) user parameter to scripts2/changeip, (3) search parameter to scripts2/listaccts, and other unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.022 (81.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 81.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cpanel — versions 11.18, 11.18.1, 11.18.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- changelog.cpanel.net/
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42305 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491864/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1522/references (vdb-entry)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3866 (third-party-advisory)
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-May/062197.html (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/29125 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/30166 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-2070?
- CVE-2008-2070 is a vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2008-05-12.
- Is CVE-2008-2070 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.